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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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