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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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