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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key 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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