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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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