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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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