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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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