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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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