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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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