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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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