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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning 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 participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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