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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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