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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses 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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