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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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