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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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