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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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