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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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