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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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