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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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