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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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