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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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