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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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