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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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