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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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