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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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