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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning 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 institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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