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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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