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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing 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 make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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