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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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