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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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