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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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