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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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