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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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