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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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