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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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