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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 (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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