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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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