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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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