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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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