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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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