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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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