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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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