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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines 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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