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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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