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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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