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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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