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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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