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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing 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 thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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