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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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