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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major 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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