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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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