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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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