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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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