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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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