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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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