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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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