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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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