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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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