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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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