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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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