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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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