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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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