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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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