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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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