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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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