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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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