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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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