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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines 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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