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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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