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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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