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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing 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 certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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