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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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