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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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