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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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