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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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