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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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