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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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