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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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