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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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