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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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