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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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