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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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