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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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