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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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