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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the 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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