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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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