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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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