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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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