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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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