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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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