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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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