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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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