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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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