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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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