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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing 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 guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the 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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