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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing 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 be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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