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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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