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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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