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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates 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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