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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores 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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