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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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