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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended 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 stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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