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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student 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 developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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