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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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