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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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