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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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