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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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