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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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