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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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