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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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