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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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