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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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