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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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