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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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