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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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