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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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