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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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