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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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