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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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