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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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