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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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