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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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