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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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