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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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