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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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