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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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