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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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