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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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