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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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