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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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