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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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