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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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