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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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