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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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