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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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