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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that 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 organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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