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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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