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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 (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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