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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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