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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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