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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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