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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing 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 ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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