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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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