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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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