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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around 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. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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