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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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