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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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