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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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