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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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