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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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