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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models 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 manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping 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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