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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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