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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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