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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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