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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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