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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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