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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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