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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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