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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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