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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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