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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. 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 these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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