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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores 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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