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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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