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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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