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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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