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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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