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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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