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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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