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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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