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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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