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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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