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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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