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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing 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 ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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