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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online 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 teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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