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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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