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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning 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 institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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