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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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