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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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