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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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