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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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