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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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