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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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