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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education 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 institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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