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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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