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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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