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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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