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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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