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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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