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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers 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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