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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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