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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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