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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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