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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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