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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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