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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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