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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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