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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. 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 issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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