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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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