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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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