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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning 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 participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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