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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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