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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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