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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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