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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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