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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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