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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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