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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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