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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning 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 educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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