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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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