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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning 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 institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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