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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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