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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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