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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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