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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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