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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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