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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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