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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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