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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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