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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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