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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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