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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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