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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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