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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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