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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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