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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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