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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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