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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important 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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