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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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