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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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