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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-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 guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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