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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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