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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever 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 organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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