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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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