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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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