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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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