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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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