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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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