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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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