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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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