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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-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 teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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