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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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