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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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