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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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