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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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