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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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