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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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