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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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