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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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