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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance 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 be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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