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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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