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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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