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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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