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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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