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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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