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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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