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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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