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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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