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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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