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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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