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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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