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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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