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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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