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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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