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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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