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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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