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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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