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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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