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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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