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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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