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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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