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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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