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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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