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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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