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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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