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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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