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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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