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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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