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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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