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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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