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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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