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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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