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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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