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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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