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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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