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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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