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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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