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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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