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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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