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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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