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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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