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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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