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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What 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 participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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