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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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