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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-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 MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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