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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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