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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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