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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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