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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new 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 discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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