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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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