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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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