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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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