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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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