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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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