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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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