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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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