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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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