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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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