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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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