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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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