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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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