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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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