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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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