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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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