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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online 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 assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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