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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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