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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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