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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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