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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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