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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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