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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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