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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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