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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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