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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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