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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. 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 training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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