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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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