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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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