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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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