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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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