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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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