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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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