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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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