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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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