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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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