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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This 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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