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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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