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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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