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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly 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 book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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