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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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