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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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