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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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