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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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