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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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