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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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