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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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