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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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