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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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