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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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