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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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