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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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