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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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