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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing 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 considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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