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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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