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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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