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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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