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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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