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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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