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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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