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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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