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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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