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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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