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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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