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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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