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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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