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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. 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 schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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