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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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