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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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