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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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