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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning 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 ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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