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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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