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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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