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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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