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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important 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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