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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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