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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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