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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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