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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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