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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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