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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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