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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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