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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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