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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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