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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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