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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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