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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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