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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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