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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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