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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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