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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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