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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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