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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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