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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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