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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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