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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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