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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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