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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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