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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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