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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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