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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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