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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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