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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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