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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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