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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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