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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 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 organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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