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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because 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 institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources