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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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