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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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