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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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