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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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