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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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