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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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