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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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