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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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