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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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