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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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