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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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