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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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