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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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