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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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