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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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