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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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