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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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