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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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