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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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