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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations 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 the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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