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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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