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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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