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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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