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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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