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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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