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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-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 we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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