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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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