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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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