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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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