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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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