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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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