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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because 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 educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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