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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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