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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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