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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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