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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must 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 guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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