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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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