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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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