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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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