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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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