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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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