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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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