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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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