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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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