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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning 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 be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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