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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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