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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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