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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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