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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because 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. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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