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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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