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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need 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 scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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