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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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