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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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