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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning 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 we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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