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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines 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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