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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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