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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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