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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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