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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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