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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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