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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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