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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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