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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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