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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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