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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources