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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students 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 many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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