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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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