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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning 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 assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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