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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education 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 stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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