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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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