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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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