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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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