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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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