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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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