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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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