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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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