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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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