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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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