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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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