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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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