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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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