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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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