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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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