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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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