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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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