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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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