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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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