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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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