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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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