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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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