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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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