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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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