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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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