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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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