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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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