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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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