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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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