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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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