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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving 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 ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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