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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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