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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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