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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines 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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