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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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