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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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