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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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