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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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