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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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