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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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