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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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